title: Sugar-shaped alkaloids.
abstract: A range of simple, natural chemicals almost unknown 20 years ago are now being used to advance research in cancer, AIDS, diabetes, immunology and plant-insect recognition. These alkaloids of the pyrrolidine, piperidine, pyrrolizidine and indolizidine classes resemble sugar molecules in the arrangement of hydroxyl substituents and are often potent and specific glycosidase inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Fellows
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Nash
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry*; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D007212:Indolizines / Q000737:chemistry; D010880:Piperidines / Q000737:chemistry; D011759:Pyrrolidines / Q000737:chemistry; D011763:Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D007212:Indolizines; D010880:Piperidines; D011759:Pyrrolidines; D011763:Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids; C032727:piperidine; C032519:pyrrolidine